The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1887-11-05
Meeting of the Nichols Club
of St. Martinsville held This
goth. day Of October 1887
at Duchamps Hall.

Al Seven o'clock p. m. c. Homer Mouton the
President OF the club. called the meeting TO
order vice-President S. T. Bienvenu being pres
ent the Secretary was ordered to call the Roll.
The President then explained the object of the
meeting, calling 10 the attention of the members
the vital importance of attending and Of getting
as many friends of Gen. Nichols 20 attend and
participate in the primary election or mass meet
ing that may be called for the appointment of
delegates to the State nominating Convention in
as much as the election for the next Governor
will be decided by the action Of said Conycn-
ton.
And inviting all the members Of tie club to
work in earnest To secure the delegation of the
Parish Of st. Martin for Francis T. Nichols Us
the next Democratic Candidate for Governor
of the State OF Louisiana.
Judge Gabriel A. Fournet OF Lake Charles
having been invited 10y the club to address the
meeting on this occasion, and being present was
introduced to the assembly. Judge Fournet
took the stand and in an able fOrcible and clo-
quent address, touching upon all the most i'm
poriant points and issues of the day aroused the
audience to the highest pitch ofenthusiasm and
was repeatedly interrupted by the applause of
the audience.
On motion Of Mr.. r. d. Olivier duly seconded
the thanks of the meeting were rendered to nudge
Gourmet in appreciation and appreciation of his
able and eloquent address.
On motion of Mr.. Auguste Maraist all Demo-
Gratis present who desired to become members of
the club were invited to give their names to the
Secretary.
Wherenpon Messrs. Joseph Sonnie-,>Villiam
Millot, Numa Babin, Cesaire b. Delahoussaye,
daston Broussar,l, Sidney Judice, Gabriel Four
net, Jos. Boudroan, Isidore Graouilla, Ducrest
Dugas AID Julien Menard gave their names to
the Secretary and joined the club.
On motion of p. ID. Olivier duly seconded the
Spcrptary was instructed a furnish L, the Wpsn
is Messenger and st. Martin Reveille the pro-
seedlings or this meeting together with list of
;he names of the members Of tho club for publi-
c,ation, viz:
List of the members OF the Nichols Club of
St. Martinsville.
G.. ii. Mouton, Raphael DeBlanc, VIM. Eastin.
Ernest Bienvenu Lusignan Bruossard, +. {. Au-
bert Gilbert Amy. Oneziphore Wilt, 3. T. Bien-
yenu III. ). Greig, Il. +. hCassaye, DIR. J. Z.
lynch, ?. ID. Olivier, Thee. j. Liable, Titus Gar
Aug. Maraist. Theo; Laperuse, Michel NJ. Woo
-hies J. b. +, ran, B.Aadibcrt Aristide Leblanc
2. L. Robichaux, Eugene ID. Duchamp, Achille
3eslin- Louis Durand. l.. A. Olivier, VIM. Bouc-
..alt Louis c: Duchamp DIR. G: Mayer. DIR. +. NJ.
Thomas, Arthur Liable j. Delehoussaye, l.. A.
Delaureal Auguste Guirard. Alfred Millot, A. X.
French, John Gillespie, Oscar j. Durnnd, Rene
Durand Briant Fournet A. v. Gourmet, Louis
fridley, Victor Amy, Louis Greig, Anatole Lam
Try, Daniel leblanc Edwin Gueriniere. Albert
Bienvenui TaleTy Gnidryi, Charles Goetz, J; d.
Collins, j. b. Delaloirc, Edgar VOORHEES,. VIM.
Thomas Fleurty, Felix Deguetaire. VIM. Parcel
jacob Oberge, John Sonnier, Oryille Hebert
JulHs Mouton Adolphe Cormier, Columbus Har-
vison, Cesare B. Delahoussaye CASTOR Broussard
Sidney Judice, Gabriel Fournet Jos. Sonnier
WIN. Millot, lsidore Graouilla, Jos Boudreaux
Huma Bnbin, Ducrest Dugas Julien Menard.
On motion the meeting adjourned subject to
sail.
VIM. ID. Eastin, C.H. Mouton
Secretary. President.